Mandolin Blues. (From Memphis to Maxwell Street). Mandolin. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.695899).
ISBN 0634072498. With guitar tablature. 9x12 inches.
Travel back in time as acclaimed mandolinist Rich DelGrosso, author of the best-selling Hal Leonard Mandolin Method (00695102), traces the history and music of America's rich blues tradition through the eyes of the mandolinist. Follow the lives of players like Yank Rachell, Howard Armstrong and Charlie McCoy, and then learn their timeless music with standard notation, tablature, and an accompanying full-band CD of all the tunes in the book.

School of Mandolin: Blues by Joe Carr. For Mandolin. Methods. School Of. Blues. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21934BCD).
ISBN 9780786681594. Blues. 8.75" x 11.75" inches.
While the mandolin is not as synonymous with the blues as the guitar, the fiddle's fretted cousin was an important lead voice in many string blues bands of the 1920s through the 1940s including the Mississippi Sheiks, the Memphis Jug Band and the Dallas String Band. In the hands of great players including Carl Martin, Charlie McCoy, Yank Rachell, Howard Armstrong and Johnny Young, the mandolin was a convincing member of the blues ensemble. All of these player's styles are featured here as well as bluegrass music innovator Bill Monroe, Jethro Burns (Homer and Jethro,) Tiny Moore (Bob Wills' Texas Playboys) and Johnny Gimble Special sections cover basic blues shuffle rhythm, creating your own blues solos, turnarounds and introductions. Music is written in tablature and standard notation.

Roots and Blues Mandolin. (Learn the Essentials of Blues Mandolin - Rhythm & Lead - By Playing Classic Songs). For Mandolin. String Letter Publishing. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 48 pages. Published by String Letter Publishing (HL.696443).
ISBN 1890490792. With guitar tablature. 9x12 inches.
The unmistakable voice of the mandolin has been heard from the earliest incarnations of blues to the contemporary roots music revival. Now learn the essentials of the style by playing 13 classic tunes! Covers: tuning & basic technique; blue notes & tremolo; songs in G; changing keys; moving to A; open tuning & slide mandolin; and so much more. Songs include: Corrina • Dupree Blues • Florida Blues • Short'nin' Bread • Trouble in Mind • and more. Great for guitarists who want to learn to double on mandolin, or mandolin players who want to add blues to their repertoire.

Learn to Play Blues Mandolin. (DVD Two). By Steve James. DVD/Instructional/Folk Instrmt. DVD. Guitar tablature. Homespun #DVDJMSMN22. Published by Homespun (HL.642064).
ISBN 1597732362. With guitar tablature. 5.5x7.5 inches.
Steve James brings learning mandolinists more of the funky, old-time songs that made his previous instructional DVD on this instrument so popular. He covers blues scales, chord patterns, walking lines, arpeggios, accompaniments, and great tunes, including: “Jackson Stomp,” “Prater Blues,” “Corrina,Corrina,” “Sittin' on Top of the World,” “Long as I Can See You Smile,” and “Texas Tommy.” 60 MIN • LEVEL 3 • INCLUDES MUSIC & TABAlso available: Learn to Play Blues Mandolin DVD One (HL00641759, $29.95).